Image Source - W. E. B. Du Bois 1868–1963 - Poetry Foundation
“The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery.”
W. E. B. Du Bois in Black Reconstruction in America (1935)
Standard
HS.H3.2 Analyze how ideologies, religion, and belief systems have influenced economic, political, and social institutions over time.
Learning Target
I am able to identify and explain the successes and failures of the Reconstruction Era on the freedom and rights of Black people in the United States.
Instructions
Read Article - W. E. B. Du Bois Reflects on the Purpose of History
Then read the poem My Country 'Tis of Thee by W.E.B. Du Bois and answer the Reflection Question
HS.H3.2 Analyze how ideologies, religion, and belief systems have influenced economic, political, and social institutions over time.
Learning Target
I am able to identify and explain the successes and failures of the Reconstruction Era on the freedom and rights of Black people in the United States.
Instructions
Read Article - W. E. B. Du Bois Reflects on the Purpose of History
Then read the poem My Country 'Tis of Thee by W.E.B. Du Bois and answer the Reflection Question
